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The Show: My Next Guest Needs No Introduction, Season 1, Episode 1 The Moment: What he didn’t askSeated in two chairs on an otherwise empty stage, David Letterman interviews Barack Obama. “How did you feel when your terms ended?” Letterman asks.“I think relief is the right word,” Obama replies. “There was a sense that I’d run the race.”What Letterman doesn’t ask, what I’m yelling at the screen for him to ask: How does it feel to see your legacy dismantled piece by piece, out of spite? … [Read more...] about New Letterman too cosy to be compelling, even with Obama

Critics are lukewarm on the first episode of David Letterman’s new Netflix talk show, which features Barack Obama. The show currently sits at an early rating of 60% on Rotten Tomatoes. Critics are responding to the premiere episode of David Letterman’s new monthly Netflix talk show with generally lukewarm reviews. “My Next Guest With Needs No Introduction with David Letterman” currently sits at an early rating of 60% on the reviews aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, after its debut, Barack Obama-featuring episode premiered Friday on the streaming service. Around 40 minutes of the 56-minute-long episode are dedicated to an intimate and meandering conversation with the former president in a stripped-down, studio audience setting. The Boston Globe’s Matthew Gilbert described Letterman’s talk with Obama as “a frustrating exercise in talking a lot but, ultimately, saying very little.” Other critics … [Read more...] about Even with Barack Obama as a first guest, David Letterman is getting lukewarm reviews for his ‘halfhearted’ new Netflix talk show

WASHINGTON—U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday will extend waivers on Iran nuclear sanctions, keeping alive the landmark 2015 deal for at least another several months despite his past vows to scuttle the deal, officials saidThree officials said the waivers will be accompanied by other, targeted sanctions on Iran for human rights abuses and a stern warning that Trump will pull out of the nuclear deal negotiated by the Obama administration if fixes aren’t made by spring. The next deadline for extending nuclear sanctions relief will come in mid-May.The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to publicly preview the decision. They said Trump’s waiver announcement will also include harsh criticism of Iran’s response to recent protests against the Islamic Republic’s leadership. Read more: EU leaders urge Trump to endorse nuclear deal with Iran, stay silent on clampdown on protests … [Read more...] about Trump to extend sanctions waivers for Iran, keeping alive Obama-era nuclear deal, officials say

LONDON—U.S. President Donald Trump has cancelled a trip to London to open the new $1 billion U.S. Embassy, avoiding protests promised by political opponents.Some British lawmakers had said Trump was not welcome in Britain after he re-tweeted videos from a far-right British group and criticized London Mayor Sadiq Khan following a terror attack last year.But Trump said his decision, announced in a late-night tweet, was due to concerns about the embassy’s move from the elite Mayfair district to a far less fashionable area of London. Read the latest news on U.S. President Donald Trump“Reason I cancelled my trip to London is that I am not a big fan of the Obama Administration having sold perhaps the best located and finest embassy in London for ‘peanuts,’ only to build a new one in an off location for 1.2 billion dollars. Bad deal. Wanted me to cut ribbon-NO!” Trump tweeted. … [Read more...] about Trump cancels London trip, blames embassy’s ‘bad deal’ on Obama — a 2008 call made by Bush

Former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew spoke to Politico’s Money podcast about President Donald Trump, the economy, and the 2016 election. Lew said Trump has been “lucky so far” that no external shock has derailed the economy. The Obama appointee also said there were a slew of geopolitical and economic issues that could cause a crisis for Trump in the coming year. Former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said he that President Donald Trump has been the beneficiary of luck so far with the economy – and he warned that sometimes, luck runs out. In an interview with Politico’s Ben White for the Politico Money podcast, Lew said the global economy had been incredibly resilient during the first year of Trump’s presidency compared to many years under President Barack Obama, who appointed him to his former post. “They’ve had a lot of luck so far,” Lew said. “We, in our first few … [Read more...] about OBAMA TREASURY SECRETARY: Trump has gotten ‘a lot of luck’ when it comes to the economy — but that could end soon